Welcome Project

At A Glance

Location: 

Somerville, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Living Economies

Active since:

1989

Grants Received In:

  • 2009

Core volunteers:

3

Community Size:

77,104

Our Purpose

to build the collective power of Somerville immigrants to participate in and shape community decisions. We do this through programs that strengthen the capacity of immigrant youth, adults and families to advocate for themselves and influence schools, government, and other institutions.

Summary of Projects

The Welcome Project received a grant in 2009 to engage young people from low-income immigrant families at the Mystic Public Housing Development to become stewards of their own local ecosystem through workshops, field trips, and education.